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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 24, 1905
Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Donald Douglas
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Douglas (24 August 1905 – 31 December 1945) was a Scottish actor in films and on radio.
Douglas appeared in over 100 films from the late 1920s to the 1940s including The Great Gabbo (1929), Life Begins (1932), Men in White (1934), Madame X (1937), Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942), Tall in the Saddle (1944), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Show Business (1944) and Gilda (1946).
Douglas was a one-man cast on The Black Castle. He played all roles in each episode and was the announcer. A review of The Black Castle in the trade publication Billboard complimented Douglas's handling of multiple roles in the drama. Bob Francis wrote: "Except for the fact that he is inclined to ham the wizard, making the role often seem more silly than awesome, Douglas puts on a good 15 minutes. His vocal changes are sharp and clear, and his characterizations come over effectively."
He also had the title role in John Steele, Adventurer and played Chief Jake Workley in Scattergood Baines. He was also a member of the cast of Kelly's Courthouse.
Douglas died on 31 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California, aged 40, after emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Gilda | Thomas Langford |
| 1946 | The Truth About Murder | Paul Marvin |
| 1946 | Tokyo Rose | Timothy O'Brien |
| 1945 | The Strange Mr. Gregory | John Randall |
| 1945 | Club Havana | Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas) |
| 1945 | Grissly's Millions | Ellison Hayes |
| 1945 | Tarzan and the Amazons | Andres |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal | Variatinsky (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Murder, My Sweet | Police Lt. Randall |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West | Attorney Steven Hayden |
| 1944 | Heavenly Days | Dr. George Gallup |
| 1944 | Show Business | Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas) |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle | Harolday |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier | FBI Agent Harding |
| 1943 | Appointment in Berlin | Bill Banning (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Jay Rogers (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Behind the Rising Sun | O'Hara |
| 1943 | He's My Guy | Kirk (as Don Douglas) |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Little Tokyo, U.S.A. | Hendricks |
| 1942 | Don't Talk | FBI Agent Jack Sampson |
| 1942 | On the Sunny Side | Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas) |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | 'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas) |
| 1941 | The Get-Away | James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas) |
| 1941 | The Great Swindle | Bill Farrow |
| 1941 | Dead Men Tell | Jed Thomasson |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark | Deputy Commissioner O'Neill |
| 1941 | The Night of January 16th | Attorney Polk |
| 1941 | Murder Among Friends | Joe Ellis |
| 1941 | Mercy Island | Clay Foster |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Melody Lane | J. Roy Thomas |
| 1941 | A Shot in the Dark | Roger Armstrong |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Captain Tillman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishop | Delbert Thompson |
| 1941 | Sleepers West | |
| 1941 | The Pittsburgh Kid | (uncredited) |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Herbert |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan in Panama | Captain Lewis |
| 1940 | Flight Command | 1st Duty Officer |
| 1940 | A Fugitive from Justice | Lee Leslie |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Philip Wrede |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Jordan |
| 1940 | Deadwood Dick | Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons | Hackberry |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Island of Doomed Men | Department of Justice Official |
| 1939 | Fugitive at Large | Stevens |
| 1939 | The Zero Hour | Stewart Brewster |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Gordon (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss X | Clarence Fredericks |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Infantry Captain (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Officer of the Day |
| 1939 | Fast and Loose | Forbes |
| 1939 | Within the Law | Inspector Burke |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Ship's Officer - Fight Referee |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Film Director |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | John Woodford |
| 1939 | Sabotage | Joe Grayson |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Col. Wm. Duncan |
| 1939 | Forgotten Victory | Mark Carleton |
| 1938 | Convicted | District Attorney |
| 1938 | Law of the Texan | Chet Hackett |
| 1938 | Come Across | Special Agent Thomas |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Harry Spaulding |
| 1938 | Fast Company | Lt. James Flanner |
| 1938 | The Spider's Web | Jenkins |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars | Murray |
| 1938 | Judge Hardy's Children | J.J. Harper (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Special Inspector | Williams |
| 1937 | The Women Men Marry | Auctioneer McVey (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Madame X | Mr. Edison |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | Lt. North (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Headin' East | Eric Ward |
| 1935 | The Love Department | Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Sequoia | Forest Ranger (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Men in White | Mac |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Children | Dr. Brooks |
| 1934 | Lazy River | Officer |
| 1934 | A Woman's Man | Walter Payson - Horseback Rider |
| 1933 | He Couldn't Take It | Oakley |
| 1932 | Murder in the Pullman | Vincent Lynch |
| 1932 | Life Begins | Medical Student (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Great Gabbo | Frank |
| 1929 | Tonight at Twelve | Tom Stoddard |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Budgie | Tony Pringle |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Mr. Wilson |